Can You Beat Oprah?

Wednesday July 8, 2009

When I talk to future marathon runners about their goal times, the conversation often turns to celebrity marathon times. In particular, many of them want to know: "What do I have to run to beat Oprah?!" Oprah ran a marathon in 1994 and people still try to beat her time, even going as far as wearing shirts in marathons declaring, "Gotta Beat Oprah!"

If you're training for a marathon, it's fun and even motivational to try to beat a famous person's marathon time. Check out this list of celebrities' marathon times to see what it take to beat Oprah, Lance, P. Diddy, and others.

And, yes, all of those people probably had access to expensive coaches and personal running advice. But that only means that you'll have even more bragging rights if you can beat them! Try some of these tips for running a faster marathon.

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